isnt there still a chance that V/R or M/B make the final 3 because of the spoiler-preventing the race does? I think that i saw an interview with carol and brandy saying that they ran the first half of the season 16 finale, and then left when J/C and D/J started carrying the trunks and headed to candlestick park...

also the race has got strict on spoilers. Im being optimistic but couldn't art and jj or davechel or brenchel just be decoys? and are there any other examples of decoys in the final 3?

isnt there still a chance that V/R or M/B make the final 3 because of the spoiler-preventing the race does? I think that i saw an interview with carol and brandy saying that they ran the first half of the season 16 finale, and then left when J/C and D/J started carrying the trunks and headed to candlestick park...

also the race has got strict on spoilers. Im being optimistic but couldn't art and jj or davechel or brenchel just be decoys? and are there any other examples of decoys in the final 3?

Optimistic is too weak a term; wishing for the highly improbable is what you are. Yes, any of the 3 teams most people believe will be the F3 could be running decoy in the final leg. However, more than one of them doing so would be without precedent. You appear to be a Mark and Bopper fan along with a lot of other RFF members. They are not out yet, but for a variety of reasons their chances of winning are very slim. You have about 3 Sundays to get used to it.

CBS has posted summaries for their upcoming season finales and The Amazing Race summary is interesting:

"SUNDAY, MAY 6

8:00-10:00 PM THE AMAZING RACE – After traveling five continents, 22 cities and nearly 40,000 miles, the series’ 20th installment concludes in a special two-hour season finale as the final four Teams race through Japan and onto Honolulu where one Team will win the $1 million prize. Hosted by Phil Keoghan. (Two Hours)"

It certainly seems that the final team will be eliminated in Japan. Not sure if this has been mentioned yet.

isnt there still a chance that V/R or M/B make the final 3 because of the spoiler-preventing the race does? I think that i saw an interview with carol and brandy saying that they ran the first half of the season 16 finale, and then left when J/C and D/J started carrying the trunks and headed to candlestick park...

also the race has got strict on spoilers. Im being optimistic but couldn't art and jj or davechel or brenchel just be decoys? and are there any other examples of decoys in the final 3?

Optimistic is too weak a term; wishing for the highly improbable is what you are. Yes, any of the 3 teams most people believe will be the F3 could be running decoy in the final leg. However, more than one of them doing so would be without precedent. You appear to be a Mark and Bopper fan along with a lot of other RFF members. They are not out yet, but for a variety of reasons their chances of winning are very slim. You have about 3 Sundays to get used to it.

isnt there still a chance that V/R or M/B make the final 3 because of the spoiler-preventing the race does? I think that i saw an interview with carol and brandy saying that they ran the first half of the season 16 finale, and then left when J/C and D/J started carrying the trunks and headed to candlestick park...

also the race has got strict on spoilers. Im being optimistic but couldn't art and jj or davechel or brenchel just be decoys? and are there any other examples of decoys in the final 3?

Optimistic is too weak a term; wishing for the highly improbable is what you are. Yes, any of the 3 teams most people believe will be the F3 could be running decoy in the final leg. However, more than one of them doing so would be without precedent. You appear to be a Mark and Bopper fan along with a lot of other RFF members. They are not out yet, but for a variety of reasons their chances of winning are very slim. You have about 3 Sundays to get used to it.

I am a Mark and Bopper fan, no denying!

but i am also interested in the whole decoy subject... when do teams start running decoys? how do we know if they are fake or not? do they even exist? do they run full legs or just do a few tasks? i would love the answers to these questions!

CBS has posted summaries for their upcoming season finales and The Amazing Race summary is interesting:

"SUNDAY, MAY 6

8:00-10:00 PM THE AMAZING RACE – After traveling five continents, 22 cities and nearly 40,000 miles, the series’ 20th installment concludes in a special two-hour season finale as the final four Teams race through Japan and onto Honolulu where one Team will win the $1 million prize. Hosted by Phil Keoghan. (Two Hours)"

It certainly seems that the final team will be eliminated in Japan. Not sure if this has been mentioned yet.

They did that in season 18 as well and it caused the same confusion then. They need to work on their wording

THE FINAL FOUR TEAMS RACE THROUGH BRAZIL AND ON TO MIAMI IN THEIR PURSUIT OF THE 1 MILLION DOLLAR PRIZE, DURING THE TWO-HOUR SEASON FINALE OF "THE AMAZING RACE," SUNDAY, MAY 8"This Is Where It Ends (Brazil and Florida)" -

isnt there still a chance that V/R or M/B make the final 3 because of the spoiler-preventing the race does? I think that i saw an interview with carol and brandy saying that they ran the first half of the season 16 finale, and then left when J/C and D/J started carrying the trunks and headed to candlestick park...

also the race has got strict on spoilers. Im being optimistic but couldn't art and jj or davechel or brenchel just be decoys? and are there any other examples of decoys in the final 3?

Optimistic is too weak a term; wishing for the highly improbable is what you are. Yes, any of the 3 teams most people believe will be the F3 could be running decoy in the final leg. However, more than one of them doing so would be without precedent. You appear to be a Mark and Bopper fan along with a lot of other RFF members. They are not out yet, but for a variety of reasons their chances of winning are very slim. You have about 3 Sundays to get used to it.

two. It is a two-hour finale!

Maybe 2, maybe 3 (although I feel Mark and Bopper are gone after this coming leg), redskevin. World Race Productions has sometimes split a two hour finale into 2 separate legs.